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Deadly Eyes

Play trailer Deadly Eyes R,  1982,  1h 27m,  Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 43% 7 Reviews Tomatometer 28% 100+ Ratings Popcornmeter
43% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 28% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
A science teacher (Sam Groom) and a health officer (Sara Botsford) face fortified city rats the size of dachshunds.

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Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Mar 2, 2026
6/10
The chaos of the climax, with limb-chewing bloodshed, is quite entertaining. Go to Full Review
Paul Freitag-Fey Daily Grindhouse Aug 2, 2019
A goofy film, but one that's never dull is certainly entertaining enough to warrant the recent occasional cult reputation it's built. Go to Full Review
Heather Wixson Daily Dead Jan 7, 2016
2.5/5
The film takes its premise very seriously, but it's the use of Daschunds in rat costumes that has given Deadly Eyes something of an unintentional comedic spin, making for a rather uneven horror experience. Go to Full Review
John Beifuss Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) Sep 4, 2014
2.5/4
The rat sequences are rather potent if you can overlook the fact that the ravenous rodents are often DACHSHUNDS, dressed in little rat outfits and little rat masks. But you can't overlook this, which is what makes this movie great entertainment. Go to Full Review
Mike McGranaghan Aisle Seat Jul 15, 2014
1.5/4
Deadly Eyes has a lot of underdeveloped characters and stilted dialogue that drags it down whenever the rats aren't on-screen. The performances are also, shall we say, a bit stiff. Go to Full Review
Jeff Beck Examiner.com Jul 14, 2014
2.5/5
With its overly-familiar story and a group of characters that you merely hope will soon become rat food, Deadly Eyes makes for a somewhat tedious viewing experience. Go to Full Review
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Hagrid S Mar 17, 2019 not that bad, decent friday night flick with dogs on rat suits.
Han M Sep 1, 2017 I enjoyed the parts about the rats but I despised seeing all these dumb stories about these idiots and their love lives
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Deadly Eyes

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Cast & Crew

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Robert Clouse

Director

Sam Groom

Paul Harris

Sara Botsford

Kelly Leonard

Scatman Crothers

George Foskins

Lisa Langlois

Trudy White

Cec Linder

Dr. Louis Spenser

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Deadly Eyes

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Movie Info

Synopsis A science teacher (Sam Groom) and a health officer (Sara Botsford) face fortified city rats the size of dachshunds.
Director
Robert Clouse
Producer
Paul Kahnert, Jeff Schechtman, Charles Eglee
Screenwriter
Charles Eglee
Production Co
J.G. Arnold & Associates, Northshore Investments Ltd., Paragon Films Ltd., Golden Harvest Company, Filmtrust Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Jul 15, 2014
Runtime
1h 27m
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